Columns
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Daily Herald opinion: Readers weigh in on level of Trump legal coverageApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - Looking at the prospects of ongoing news coverage of Donald Trump's legal problems, Christine McCurdy of Warrenville is almost beside herself. "I myself suffer from such...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: When Democrats attack democracyApr 14, 2023 1:00 am - By Byron York The U.S. Constitution and all the state constitutions establish legislatures and give them the authority to set their own rules. The constitutions also giv...
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Ferocious performances, inspired direction, choreography make 'Jagged Little Pill' easy to swallowApr 13, 2023 7:00 pm - “Jagged Little Pill” - ★ ★ ★ “Jagged Little Pill,” the musical based on Alanis Morissette's hit 1995 album currently running at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, opens w...
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Northbrook pop singer JORDY navigates adulthood with upcoming album 'BOY'Apr 13, 2023 6:00 am - Northbrook-native pop singer JORDY insists he isn't playing favorites including the song for his sister — “Becky's Brother” — on his upcoming full-length album “BOY,” du...
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Widescreen: You can have a retro film festival of your own across the suburbs this weekApr 13, 2023 6:00 am - "Are movie theaters back? Like all the way back?" Fans and industry people have been asking for at least two years, and I think the recent success of "The Super Mario Br...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Lessons to be learned from America's longest warApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - Just before the Easter weekend, the Biden administration provided a 12-page report on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, which ended America'...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Lindsey Graham just won't give up on TrumpApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - By Jamie Stiehm Mark the moment in time, the day the jam of justice broke for former President Donald Trump at last in court, where he was arraigned for criminal charge...
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Sound check: John Mellencamp at Chicago Theatre, Shawn Maxwell's releaseApr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Mellencamp live Indiana's native son John Mellencamp brings three nights of heartland rock to Chicago for his “Live and In Person 2023” residency, featuring favorites fr...
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'Jagged Little Pill' writer Diablo Cody had one goal: Make Alanis Morissette happyApr 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Invited to write the book for “Jagged Little Pill,” the stage adaptation of Alanis Morissette's hit album running through April 23 at Chicago's James M. Nederlander Thea...
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Pick a favorite soup recipe and let the experimentation beginApr 12, 2023 6:00 am - A big reason I like to make soup is that it is so forgiving. A soup recipe can be followed to the letter - or not. There's always room for a little ad-libbing. There are...